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Christ Now Sits On Zion's Hill

Appears in 46 hymnals Refrain First Line: I His soldier sure shall be Used With Tune: [Christ now sits on Zion's hill]

"FAITHFUL SOLDIERS"

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: S. W. ; W. H. Tune Key: A Major Incipit: 11112 71333 35321 Used With Text: "Faithful soldiers"

[Christ now sits on Zion's hill]

Appears in 4 hymnals Incipit: 11321 71213 55432 Used With Text: I His soldier sure shall be

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Christ Now Sits On Zion's Hill

Hymnal: The Salvation Army Songs and Music #162 (1917) Refrain First Line: I His soldier sure shall be Languages: English Tune Title: [Christ now sits on Zion's hill]

Zion's Hill

Hymnal: Salvation Army Music #41 (1880) First Line: Christ now sits on Zion's hill Languages: English Tune Title: [Christ now sits on Zion's hill]

I His soldier sure shall be

Hymnal: The Salvation Army Music #79 (1900) First Line: Christ now sits on Zion's hill Languages: English Tune Title: [Christ now sits on Zion's hill]

1811 - 1877 Person Name: W. H. Composer of ""FAITHFUL SOLDIERS"" in The Minstrel of Zion Hunter, William, D.D, son of John Hunter, was born near Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, May 26, 1811. He removed to America in 1817, and entered Madison College in 1830. For some time he edited the Conference Journal, and the Christian Advocate. In 1855 he was appointed Professor of Hebrew in Alleghany College: and subsequently Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Alliance, Stark Country, Ohio. He died in 1877. He edited Minstrel of Zion, 1845; Select Melodies, 1851; and Songs of Devotion, 1859. His hymns, over 125 in all, appeared in these works. Some of these have been translated into various Indian languages. The best known are :— 1. A home in heaven; what a joyful thought. Heaven a Home. From his Minstrel of Zion, 1845, into the Methodist Scholar's Hymn Book, London, 1870, &c. 2. Joyfully, joyfully onward I [we] move. Pressing towards Heaven. This hymn is usually dated 1843. It was given in his Minstrel of Zion, 1845, and Select Melodies, 1851, and his Songs of Devotion, 1859. It has attained to great popularity. Two forms of the hymn are current, the original, where the second stanza begins "Friends fondly cherished, have passed on before"; and the altered form, where it reads: “Teachers and Scholars have passed on before." Both texts are given in W. F. Stevenson's Hymns for Church & Home, 1873, Nos. 79, 80, c. 3. The [My] heavenly home is bright and fair. Pressing towards Heaven. From his Minstrel of Zion, 1845, into the Cottage Melodies, New York, 1859, and later collections. 4. The Great Physician now is near. Christ the Physician. From his Songs of Devotion, 1859 5. Who shall forbid our grateful[chastened]woe? This hymn, written in 1843, was published in his Minstrel of Zion, 1845, and in his Songs of Devotion, 1859. [ Rev. F. M. Bird, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "Christ is set on Zion's hill" in A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.